The top spot in the American League hangs in the balance as the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers embark on a four-game set at Comerica Park.
The pregame narrative: Entering Thursday, the Blue Jays are 0.5 games ahead of the Tigers atop the AL standings. Detroit is 1-9 in its past 10 games, while Toronto is 14-4 so far this month. Still, the Tigers are slight home favourites tonight.
Check out my Blue Jays best bet vs. the Tigers for July 24, featuring Gleyber Torres.
Blue Jays best bet vs. Tigers
Best Bet: Torres over 1.5 total bases (+125)
For as woeful as Detroit’s lineup has been lately, I still have faith in Torres to come through when a lefty is on the hill.
The all-star infielder has a .295/.412/.513 slash line against LHPs this year. His 159 wRC+ is better than that of sluggers like Shohei Ohtani, Jose Ramirez and Seiya Suzuki.
Torres notched a double off Lauer when they matched up in May. He’s 11-13 vs. this prop in his past 24 games, with an .814 OPS in that span.
Also, Torres has a 94th-percentile xBA (.296) and a 90th-percentile strike rate (13.2%), per Baseball Savant.
Key stat: Torres is averaging exactly 1.5 total bases over his past 24 games.
Blue Jays picks were made at 10:16 a.m. ET on 07/24/2025.
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